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To those who have noticed, I have been gone to my thinking and processing place and no new entries have been posted for a while. Teaming up with my dear and delightful wife, we have been rethinking what the world cries out for and what we might have to offer that might help.
Listening to National Public Radio yesterday, I heard a young man from Bhutan talk about his country’s GDH…Gross Domestic Happiness. This small country, high in the Himalaya’s, has a population of 650,000 mostly Happy people. It made me wonder. If we were to measure the GDH of the United States, what percent of the population is actually happy? And how does our GDH compare to other nations?
Happy, fulfilled people are creative people. They make our nation strong economically and spiritually with their greater confidence and effectiveness.
As intriguing and distracting as technology is, it does not bring happiness. Jobs and careers bring money, identity and maybe power in some cases, but these in and of themselves do not create happiness. Happiness comes from living a life that is fulfilling. You decide what is fulfilling by living your values and doing what brings internal joy and peace. But looking at the world around us and certainly in the news, we are seeing too much unhappiness, anger, frustration and fear. This is not just unfortunate, it really does not need to be.
So my wife and I will be doing something about it, progressively. We have changed our focus to something we call Shared Victory TM, dedicated to helping people live fulfilling lives. Watch for more posts, articles and other resources as we pull all of this together.
As always, your feedback, ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated. In the meantime, invest in your own Gross Domestic Happiness!
Jimm Hughey, M.S.
Graduate Coach, People Architect
Growing Successful People is our Business
“Every morning, Every evening, Ain’t we got fun!
Not much money, Oh but honey, Ain’t We Got Fun!”
From Song “AIN’T WE GOT FUN” ~Richard Whiting / Gus Kahn / Raymond S. Egan-1921
On Valentine’s Day, if things look dour, I have two choices – and so do you!
I can look at those two lonely bills in my wallet and feel badly or I can celebrate the fact that I have someone who is still willing to share my life!
I received an email from a male friend that felt very badly because he had been out of work for almost a year and he has no money to buy his wife a Valentine’s Day gift. His heart aches because he wants to give his wife one of those little blue boxes from Tiffany’s with a lovely diamond necklace in it. My heart goes out to him because I know how that feels; I too have been in that place. But I learned something along the way.
Many women say YES, diamonds, nice restaurants, trips to Paris and a new dress are fun, but they are not the most important thing.
Don’t believe me? Two surveys about Valentine’s Day were done recently, one by Women’s Health Magazine and the other was an on the street interview broadcast on ABC News. Women and men were asked about the importance about Valentine’s Day. The results of these and studies done in the past show the same thing.
It is the QUALITY of THOUGHT that counts! Continue reading Screw the Economy and Celebrate Your Valentine!
After Ecstasy, the laundry!
~Zen
It was date night, and fun was running high, when my delightful wife and I found ourselves at the wrong movie theater. But there was the marquee telling us, It’s Complicated! Since we both know a thing or two about Love and Money…we said YES…this is the movie for us. And it was, as we laughed and felt familiar tugs at our memories, holding hands in the darkness of the film’s glow.
This is a story of a mother of three grown children (Meryl Streep) who owns a thriving bakery and after a decade of divorce remains on casually friendly terms with her ex-husband (Alec Baldwin).
Things get complicated when they meet for their son’s graduation from college. Continue reading It’s Complicated!
“At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don’t really expect it. It’s like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it’s not so important happy ever after, just that it’s happy right now. See once in a while, ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, people will surprise you, and once in a while people may even take your breath away.”
— Zane Grey, Author
December 31, 2009 heralded in a new year, a new decade and a rare BLUE MOON. A golden opportunity to set your INTENTIONS HIGH for 2010 and this new decade!
According to NASA, the last time a Blue Moon fell on New Year’s Eve was almost 20 years ago, in December 1990. And although a Blue Moon occurs on average every two and a half years, the next time one will fall on New Year’s Eve won’t be until 2028. An extra full moon in a month is called a “blue moon.” It doesn’t have anything to do with color.
However, the first of any year is an opportunity for you to be reborn, refashioned and remarkable. The very rare Blue Moon on this year’s New Year’s Eve, is a unique opportunity to greatly enhance your Love and Money results.
Set your intentions for 2010 high and here are some ideas:
1. TRUST YOURSELF and your abilities as if you have always succeeded. When in doubt, choose to be bold, trusting your instincts and go beyond anything in the past.
2. Choose 3 things that you WILL ACCOMPLISH in 2010 and raise your personal bar. If you made $50,000 in 2009, challenge yourself to make $100,000. If your goal is to make your relationships better, make them great. Continue reading Your Once in a BLUE MOON Opportunity
“True wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it”.
~Benjamin Franklin
1. Let knowledge overcome fear. When you concentrate on the facts, “Knowledge is empowering.”
2. Manage cash. Balance your income with your expenses.
3. Establish goals that work for you. Create blueprints for your vision of the future. Make them measurable and implement a strategy to achieve them.
4. Know your “risk tolerance.” This is your comfort zone for investing. You might be ultra-conservative or highly aggressive and you and your life-partner may have two different levels of risk tolerance. Find a happy medium, avoiding investments that seem too good to be true. Work within your comfort range. If your investments keep you awake at night, your money is in the wrong place.
5. Find good professionals and work in partnership with someone who listens and recommends rather than dominates and tells. Continue reading 10 Steps to a Secure Financial Future
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